World of Sports Curtails Schedules In Tribute to Kennedy
Major league baseball games were postponed or delayed this weekend in tribute to the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The directive from Baseball Commissioner William Eckert halted Saturday starts in New York and Washington and pushed back other games until Kennedy's burial at Arlington. Belmont Park, Finger Lakes, and Roosevelt Raceway also postponed racing. Griffith Heilman middleweight bout delayed to Tuesday. Lexington car race postponed a week.
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Indians Rally Wins as Dark Pitches to Pinch Hit
Alvin Dark used 16 players and sent Vic Davalillo to bat with two out in the 11th. Davalillo singled to center scoring Duke Sims for a 2-1 Cleveland win over the Chicago White Sox, securing a four game series sweep and moving the Indians to second in the American League. Washington edged Oakland 4-3 and other AL games featured California over Baltimore 8-6, Detroit over Boston 5-3, and Minnesota 2-0 over New York.
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Dick Ellsworth
Jerry Stephenson
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Willie Horton
Sparma
Fred Lasher
Elston Howard
Jose Santiago
Joel Horlen
Gary Bell
Bob Priddy
Standings and TV Schedule for Major League Baseball
The American League standings show Detroit leading with 33 wins and 19 losses followed by Cleveland and Baltimore. Several teams, including Minnesota, Boston, Oakland, California, New York, Washington, and Chicago, trail. Thursday results include Detroit over Boston and Minnesota over New York, with Washington and Oakland also winning. Tonight's and tomorrow's pitching matchups feature Horlen at Santiago in Boston, Horgan at Cain in Cleveland, and Kaat against Ortega in Minnesota, among others.
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Phoebus
Howard
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Mets snap up Tim Foli in first free agent draft pick
New York Mets lure high school shortstop Tim Foli from Canoga Park as their top free agent draft choice. Scouts say he shows rare power for a teen, with 17 years old and 5 foot 11, 185 pounds. The draft spans two days with 641 players selected and more expected, as hitters dominate rounds over pitchers. Other notable picks include Pete Broberg by Oakland, Martin Cott by Houston, Thurman Munson by New York, and several outfielders and pitchers chosen by various teams.
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Robert Valentine
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Harvard Beats UConn to Win District 1 Baseball Title
Harvard defeats Connecticut 3-2 to claim the NCAA District 1 baseball championship. Lincoln pitched, Peters relieved, Grate scored on a misplay, and O Connell Tur delivered back-to-back hits in the eighth to secure the win. Harvard advances to face St. John’s in Omaha.
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Jeff Filmer
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Dick Manchester
Ken O’connell
Jack Tur
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Ray Peters
Peters
Bill Hogerty
War Censor Impresses in Debut at Monmouth Park
War Censor a 5 year old gelding by Gallant Man, trained for Fourth Estate Stables, opened its season with a stretch surge to win the $8,000 allowance at Monmouth Park by a length over Decacean. The horse previously dead-heated to win Gulfstream’s Turf Handicap on March 16.
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Cards Streak at Nine With Gibson at Controls
The St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine games with a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros as Bob Gibson pitched a three hitter and improved to 5-5. Orlando Cepeda and Tim McCarver hit back-to-back homers in the sixth, while Lee Thomas, Ron Davis, and Rusty Staub provided the Astros’ only scoring threats. The win increased the Cardinals NL lead to 3 1/2 games.
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Selma
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Heat and Homers Bombard Bosox at Fenway Park
Detroit rallies with two homers as Cash and Sparma lead a 5-3 win over Boston. Yastrzemski hits a three run homer. Lonborg to return to overhand throw after four day rest. Boston postpones Sunday game honoring Senator Kennedy.
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Green Mountain Hinsdale Racing Saratoga Closed
Green Mountain Park and Hinsdale Raceway will run their usual Friday and Saturday night programs and Pownal track will race Sunday. Saratoga Raceway will not run Friday but will race Saturday evening as part of eight New York tracks canceling programs this afternoon and tonight including Belmont Finger Lakes Roosevelt Vernon Downs Buffalo Monticello and Batavia Downs.
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